Overview
- An Instagram reel posted on January 5 by user Maheshwari shows strawberries cooked into a pachadi using jeera, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and methi seeds.
- Hindustan Times reports the clip has crossed 700,000 views and drawn a large volume of comments.
- Responses are split between praise for bold fusion and skepticism about pairing fruit with strong spices, with one comment reading, “That’s fusion, real fusion.”
- The caption attributes the recipe to Chaitanya Garikaparti and withholds some spice details, inviting viewers to ask for them.
- Hindustan Times says it has reached out to the poster for more details following national attention to the video.